Bakst

American  

[bahkst] / bɑkst /

noun

1. Léon Nikolaevich 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.

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Bakst British  

/ bakst /

noun

1. Leon Nikolayevich (lɪˈɔn nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1866–1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's Ballet Russe (1909–21)

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Example Sentences

This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

From Seattle Times

The Fairness Act helps ensure that women no longer have to choose between “maintaining a healthy pregnancy or a safe recovery from childbirth and a paycheck,” said Dina Bakst, the co-president of the advocacy group A Better Balance, which helped Congress draft the new law.

From New York Times

“Can I fall in love with a stranger?” the dance artist Lauren Bakst said.

From New York Times

Bakst, speaking in a video interview with Brooks and Julia Gladstone — who is training to become a psychotherapist, making her life all about, she said, “getting into the nuances of the one on one” — is thinking about public space, too.

From New York Times

It’s become more privatized, Bakst said.

From New York Times